David Chase, American screenwriter and producer

David Henry Chase is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the HBO drama The Sopranos, which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007. Chase has also produced and written for shows such as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He created the original series Almost Grown which aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989. He has won seven Emmy Awards. Chase's film debut came in 1972, with Grave of the Vampire, followed by Not Fade Away and The Many Saints of Newark (2021), a prequel film to the TV series The Sopranos.

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